Rally participants outside JU gates on Wednesday Kolkata: During the Left Front era, the state govt frequently exercised its power to routinely transfer professors between Presidency College and other govt colleges across Bengal. Critics and academics often accused the Left Front of using these transfers politically—either to deploy loyal cadre-aligned teachers or to penalise outspoken,…
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Thursday experienced Darjeeling’s famed hospitality and heritage, including a ride on the iconic Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Darjeeling: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Thursday visited Darjeeling, taking a ride on the iconic Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and exploring the Mall. He expressed hope that more American tourists would…
Skeletal remains found at a Kanksa jungle Kanksa: Skeletal remains of at least four persons were recovered in a forest near Jatgaria in West Burdwan’s Kanksa block on Wednesday, triggering panic across surrounding villages.Upon receiving information from local villagers, a heavy police contingent along with a team of forensic experts reached the site. Biological samples,…
West Bengal CM Adhikari ordered arrests of protestors for burning godman Dhirendra Shastri’s photos KOLKATA: A protest against Bageshwar Baba Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s remarks on Bengali food habits turned into a political flashpoint on Thursday, with CM Suvendu Adhikari seeking arrests of Congress workers who allegedly burnt his photographs.The Congress, which had organised the protest,…
Kolkata: EC has appointed general and police observers for Nandigram and Rejinagar bypolls. While Harshal Pancholi, an IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the general observer for Rejinagar, Tripura-cadre IAS officer Santosh Das will be the general observer for Nandigram. IPS officers Hari Lal Chouhan and MB Boralingaiah of Jharkhand and…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari will now be given Z+ security when he travels outside Bengal. Prior to the upgrade by the ministry of home affairs, Adhikari was provided with Z-category central security outside Bengal, while in the state he received Z+ cover.The decision follows the latest evaluation of Adhikari’s…
Left Front govt appointed the first Lokayukta in Dec 2012, prior to implementing Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, which required states to establish this anti-corruption body. Agartala: In a sudden move, Tripura Lokayukta and former judicial officer B K Kilikdar resigned just two years after assuming office.He tendered his resignation to governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu…
A musical tribute to legendary sarod exponent Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta brought together five of his students and several Rabindrasangeet performers at a concert titled Transformations, presented by Soumikdatta Arts and Baithak UK.The concert featured bandish compositions by Dasgupta that drew inspiration from Rabindrasangeet. His students Pratyush Bandopadhyay, Soumik Datta, Abir Husain, Smarajit Den and Swarnendu…
Durga idol inside Cambridge University museum KOLKATA: Did you know that a Durga idol has been preserved at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge, for nearly a decade? The museum staff call her “The Cambridge Goddess”.The idol was worshipped at the community Durga Puja organised by the Indian Cultural Society (ICS), Cambridge,…
Buses parked at Rajabazar — Photo by Indranil Das Kolkata: Following illegal parking of buses on key roads, disruption of bus services, every day run-ins with cops and even disruption of services that led to route 52 (Ramrajatala-Esplanade) stopping services briefly, the transport department has now agreed to reintroduce night parking at an old fee…
